Vice President Mike Pence got a less than fuzzy welcome while visiting New York City on Tuesday for a cybersecurity summit, as nearly two dozen women protested the vice president by wearing "handmaid" outfits recently popularized by the Hulu drama The Handmaid's Tale, based on Margaret Atwood's 1985 book. Per on-the-scene reports from Refinery29 and The New York Post, the protest was organized by a group called Refuse Fascism, who made the case that the Hulu series — which takes place in a dystopian, totalitarian future where women are completely stripped of their rights and primarily used as concubines for powerful men — is a perfect parallel to how the vice president views the country. The group staged a similar protest in Philadelphia recently.

"[The Trump-Pence administration] is a regime that's shredding the rule of law and seeking to radically remake society, transforming the way this country is governed," Samantha Goldman, one of the protest's organizers, explained to Refinery29. "Fascism relies upon and foments xenophobia, misogyny, and white supremacy. You see the heart of the Christian fascist movement in this regime ... I'm hopeful and optimistic that this administration can be ended. But it does take people like these individuals gathering today to come out and have the courage to speak up and to commune."

Juana Lopez, one of the handmaid protesters, added: "For [Pence], looking at the Bible literally, he thinks that is the kind of rule that should exist in this country. Throughout history, the ruling class has used the Bible to enslave people, to make them think that's their place."

In addition to protesting the vice president with their red gowns, the Post notes that many children's shoes were laid out to protest the Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" immigration policy at the U.S.-Mexico border — a policy that has resulted in thousands of children being separated from their families.

Pence has been a constant target of (peaceful) protests from Americans who vehemently disagree with his politics. His travels around the country have often yielded protests that push back against his shocking track record of policies that adversely affect LGBTQ and women's rights. At this point, people greeting him in those handmaids' robes has almost become a weekly occurrence.

As Refinery29 notes, the VP has yet to comment on the most recent protest.